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INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
Volume 7, Issue 2, Pages 219-238Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-010-0155-y
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Entrepreneurship education; Cross-cultural; Motivations; Barriers; Belgium; US; China; India; Spain
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Should entrepreneurship education be the same in every country or should it be adapted to each context? In addition to answering this question, it appears to be important to identify the concerns students have regarding their entrepreneurship education programs, so as to strengthen their perceptions of feasibility and desirability of an entrepreneurial career. In this article we examine whether differences exist among American, Asian and European students in terms of entrepreneurial intentions and dispositions, as well as motivations and perceived barriers for business startup. Results indicate that entrepreneurial disposition and intentions differ by country but that students across countries are motivated and/or discouraged by similar variables. However, our results indicate that the levels of sensitivity to each motivator and barrier differ by country. Our results support the argument made by past researches that cultural differences should be taken into consideration when developing entrepreneurship education programs.
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